I found this link while reading the Top Ten reasons why Facebook is for old people. Anyway, TIME says that Denver is Beer Country. I think it gives Oregon a run for its money. The Link
Ft Collins is about an hour north of Denver and there's 3 breweries I've been to, and they have a beer festival there as well, pretty awesome place.
I went to Left Hand brewery on our CU game trip. Best one we visited all week. We actually met the owner shown in that slideshow. He gave me and my friends a personal tour of the brewery. A cool dude.
Sorry, but Colorado can't touch Oregon/Washington. I went up there for the Oregon Brewers Festival last July. Those guys love their beer like we love the horns/football. I swear there was a brewery/brew pub on every corner.
I'm dying for some good beer. And multiple options of good beer to boot. Tomorrow (Thursday) the LA Texas Exes are having their monthly happy hour at "The Daily Pint". I used to work just a few blocks from there and passed it all the time, but I never went in. I can only imagine the delicious options they have on tap. Bland food and crappy beer are two of the worst things about BsAs.
When I think of "beer country" I think of microbrews and good beer. Flat Tire is pretty good but Coors and Budwieser are the 2 best selling beers in Colorado. I think that alone should remove them from consideration. I'd agree that the Pacific Northwest (primarily Oregon and Washington) are the heart of the microbrewery scene in the US. Come to think of it...they may have taken mantle for top wines too and we know about their coffee. Maybe the Pacific Northwest should simply be "quality beverage country"?
Napoleon, those are cask conditioned ales drawn by a beer engine. The small cask is called a firkin. They are usually IPA's or pale ales, and they condition to the oxygen being drawn into the firkin. Your English friend is right to enjoy them, as they are firkin' awesome.
Denver is under a winter storm warning for the next couple of days so I am getting some Old Chub, playing some cards and reveling in an 8% alcohol by volume beer and the ensuing warmth of a Colorado Scottish Ale. (Beer Advocate Review -The Link )
